Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1126
Bhanu Kapil: "Pilgrimage"
3 min
1127
S. Brook Corfman: "Malice"
4 min
1128
Hai-Dang Phan: "Canto for the Chestnut-Eared La...
6 min
1129
Susan Landers: "Holly Says Sobriety is Paying A...
2 min
1130
Amy Lowell: "The Weather-Cock Points South"
4 min
1131
C. P. Cavafy: "Walls"
3 min
1132
Cody-Rose Clevidence: from "This Household of E...
6 min
1133
Vanessa Jimenez Gabb: "Mahogany"
3 min
1134
Isabel Neal: "Drought Essay"
2 min
1135
JJJJJerome Ellis: "Instructions Before Stuttering"
4 min
1136
Maxe Crandall: "Sappho for Everybody"
5 min
1137
Sara Teasdale: "Sappho"
6 min
1138
Hart Crane: "Recitative"
4 min
1139
Jameka Williams: "Self-Care Is a Psy-Op"
4 min
1140
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "New Moon Newton"
3 min
1141
Guest Editor Interview: June 2023 Guest Editor ...
21 min
1142
Franny Choi: "Time-Sensitive"
4 min
1143
Andrea Gibson: "In the chemo room, I wear mitte...
5 min
1144
CAConrad: from "Listen to the Golden Boomerang ...
2 min
1145
Tao Yuanming: "Substance, Shadow, and Spirit"
6 min
1146
Li Qingzhao: "The Wild Swans"
4 min
1147
Michael Torres: "Writing Prompt"
4 min
1148
Perry Janes: "Nearly all my friends call me spo...
3 min
1149
Janice Lobo Sapigao: "HomeGoods"
3 min
1150
Crystal Valentine: "Blood Sex"
4 min